'He is the best keeper in League Two' - Reaction as Zach Hemming earns Chesterfield a dramatic point at Oldham Athletic

Hemming guessed right to beat away Joe Garner’s injury-time spot-kick with a brilliant one-handed save to secure a battling point for Spireites.

And first-team coach Roberts says the key save showed just how valuable Hemming is to Chesterfield.

“We are just over the halfway stage and we have seen every team. This is only my opinion but he is the best keeper in the league bar none,” said Roberts.

“He has kept us in multiple games with big saves. He has really bought into the club and the community. We have been searching for our own keeper for a long time.

“We have got a good one here and he has saved us again today, even though I think we deserved a point.

“He has turned up with a big save and big keepers deliver big saves at the key moments. He is a really good player for us.”

Roberts also had no complaints with the penalty being awarded or the decision to dismiss Kyle McFadzean for chopping down Kane Drummond as last man.

“I thought it was a penalty,” admitted Roberts. “Drummond got past him and he brought him down.

“Kyle has been tremendous again today and has been top drawer for us over this period. He is our oldest layer and he looks our youngest.

“He will be disappointed. He has been spot on for us. He’s such a big player on and off the pitch for us and is a great character. We will miss him at MK Dons.”

Spireites had led at the break following a good finish from Adam Lewis midway through the half.

Drummond, who had a brief spell with Spireites in 2024, levelled with an emphatic first-time finish to score his first goal in Oldham colours.

Matthew Hudson made two key saves to keep out James Berry and Liam Mandeville, before the hosts put Town on the back foot in the closing Stags.

But they came through the test to take home an important point thanks to Hemming’s heroics.

The point saw Chesterfield drop out of the top seven ahead of Thursday’s tough test at MK Dons.